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Judge sentences Maringouin siblings, hired killer to life in prison for murdering former employee
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (664+ words) A Maringouin brother, sister and the gunman they hired to kill a former employee to stop a lawsuit were sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rilonda and David Brooks were sentenced to life in prison…...
Operation Summer Heat 2.0 leads to 95 drug, gun arrests in Baton Rouge
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (495+ words) Law enforcement leaders announced 95 arrests and the seizure of dozens of kilos of narcotics Monday as the spoils from the second summer of a multi-agency operation investigating drug and gun networks in the larger Baton Rouge area. The effort, titled…...
90+ arrests after summer Baton Rouge area operation
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (60+ words) A joint law enforcement effort in an operation focused on reducing violent crime resulted in dozens of arrests and the seizure of drugs and guns in the Baton Rouge area. A joint law enforcement effort in an operation focused on…...
Building partially collapses in French Quarter, New Orleans police say
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (84+ words) A building partially collapsed in the 600 block of Dauphine Street on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. The balcony of a residential building in the French Quarter collapsed on Monday afternoon, raining down debris and blocking the roadway. The collapse occurred in the 600 block…...
DOJ: Two indicted for election crimes in Louisiana
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (249+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Two people accused of election-related crimes in Louisiana were indicted, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. A federal grand jury indicted Bridget Johnson, 53, of Cotton Valley, and Michael Wedderburn, 52, of Jamaica. Officials said Johnson, who…...
Police target Zachary house as search for bodies of 2 missing Louisiana women continues
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (408+ words) Lynn Rollins hopes this billboard will prompt tips from the public and provide answers about what happened to her daughter, Madison ReNae Allen of Zachary. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Zachary house Monday morning tied to Thomas…...
Neighbors rattled after stabbings in Houma subdivision leave 4 dead, child wounded: ‘It’s scary’
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (446+ words) Sandra Landry and her husband Robert were sitting inside enjoying the AC, listening to worship music on Saturday night when four people across the street were stabbed to death and a child was left critically wounded in their quiet subdivision…...
Man arrested in Houma killing spree that killed four, wounded child, authorities say
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (290+ words) A man was arrested Sunday morning in connection with a string of stabbings in a Houma neighborhood that left four people dead and a child critically wounded, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities found Houma man Kaegan Jude…...
East Feliciana Police Jury paying to house juvenile suspect in Clinton Mardi Gras shooting
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (374+ words) Five people were injured by gunfire at the Jan. 31 shooting spree at the Clinton Mardi Gras parade. Four others were injured in the ensuing scramble to get away from the shooters. East Feliciana Parish has spent tens of thousands of…...
One killed in Ellerslie Drive shooting in Baton Rouge, police say
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (131+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting on Friday. According to the police, shortly before 6 a.m., detectives found a victim with a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of Ellerslie Drive. The victim…...